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24 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
131 m²
1410 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 24 Lilian Impey Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

24 Lilian Impey Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9GP). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since June 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £445,000 sits 143.2% above the 2002 sale of £183,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 131 m² it's 24.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 17 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageIntegral
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

24 Lilian Impey Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Sept 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 24 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

24 Lilian Impey Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Oct 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    222110
    View planning record

What's in 24 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

24 Lilian Impey Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Current estimate

£445,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 3 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2002)

£183,000

Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 June 2002Most recent

    £183,000

    +28.0%over 2 years
  2. 28 October 1999

    £142,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9GP: £360,000 (2025–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Lilian Impey Drive homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

24 Lilian Impey Drive is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£1,397

Street avg £2,414

Below

Floor Area

131 m²

Street avg 103 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Oyster Business Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Brinkley Grove Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 9GP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 9GP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 9GP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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